Treating the wounded

DAVIS-MONTHAN, Ariz. (AFPN) -- 1st Lt. John Cotton receives medical attention for a simulated head wound from members of the 355th Medical Group during exercise Bushwhacker 06-01 here. Lieutenant Cotton is with the 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Veronica Pierce)

Hurricane watch

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Canadian Warrant Officer Richard Nadeau (sitting) and Lt. Col. Steve Browne examine the National Capitol Region air picture. The two are members 1st Air Force, part of North American Air Defense Command here. The command kept an eye on Hurricane Wilma -- and seven others over the past 14 months -- while continuing to protect the nation's skies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerry Harlan)

Combat Hammer

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Airmen with the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit make final inspection checks on an F/A-22 Raptor before launching it. The Raptor was bound for Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The unit deployed there Oct. 15 with a twofold goal: complete a deployment and to generate a combat-effective sortie rate away while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler)

Combat Hammer

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Tech. Sgt. Shawn Mullins, a weapons load crew chief, signals his weapons load driver to raise a joint direct attack munition into the bomb bay of an F/A-22 Raptor here. The bomb load, on Oct. 18, was part of exercise Combat Hammer. The Raptors are from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley, Air Force Base, Va. The unit deployed here Oct. 15 with a twofold goal: complete a deployment and to generate a combat-effective sortie rate away while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)

Combat Hammer

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Staff Sgts. John Barr (left) and James Gainville (cockpit), do a preflight inspection on an F/A-22 Raptor here. The 27th Fighter Squadron dedicated crew chiefs, from Langley Air Force Base, Va., did the check Oct. 16. The unit deployed here to put the first operational F/A-22 Raptor squadron through the paces in a deployment environment, including live bomb training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)

Combat Hammer

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Airmen from Langley Air Force Base, Va., "deploy" here for exercise Combat Hammer. The troops arrived Oct. 15 to put the first operational F/A-22 Raptor squadron through the paces -- including a live bomb training -- in a deployment environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)